Education spending in Chile
Chile: Education spending was 4.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.91
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
67th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.63
in 2020
All-time low
2.23
in 1990
Years of data
36
1974–2022
Education spending in Chile, 1974–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Chile is 4.91, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Chile peaked at 5.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.23, in 1990.
Chile ranks 67th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Education spending in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.67 | — |
| 1975 | 3.51 | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 3 | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 3.41 | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 4.14 | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 4.82 | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 2.78 | -42.4% |
| 1990 | 2.23 | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 2.35 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 2.49 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 2.55 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.78 | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 2.99 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 3.32 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 3.71 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 3.76 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.05 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.92 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.54 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 3.04 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 3.23 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.79 | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 4.25 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 4.19 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.06 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.55 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 4.75 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.37 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 5.43 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.47 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.63 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.63 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 4.91 | -1.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4.91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Chile's 4.91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4 | 3 | 3.67 | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.91 | 2.78 | 4.82 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 2.23 | 3.71 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.65 | 3.04 | 4.25 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.93 | 4.06 | 5.63 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.18 | 4.91 | 5.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 64 Belarus 5.05 compare
- 65 Sao Tome and Principe 5.03 compare
- 66 Argentina 5 compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 4.86 compare
- 69 Switzerland 4.86 compare
- 70 Canada 4.84 compare
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Chile?
- Education spending in Chile was 4.91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for education spending?
- Chile ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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